Ball Corporation BALL Shares (Basic)
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Where this comes from
Reported directly by Ball Corporation in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.
The official record: Ball Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Ball Corporation's shares (basic)?
- Ball Corporation (BALL) reported shares (basic) of 265.8M in Q1 2026.
- How has Ball Corporation's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- Ball Corporation's shares (basic) decreased by 6.2% year-over-year, from 283.3M to 265.8M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ball Corporation's shares (basic)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ball Corporation's shares (basic) has grown at a -4.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.3B to 1.1B.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of common shares held by investors during the period.
- How do you interpret shares (basic)?
- An increase suggests share issuance, while a decrease typically indicates share buybacks, which can boost EPS.
- How does shares (basic) compare across companies?
- Used to normalize earnings across periods; changes are monitored to understand management's capital allocation strategy.